Grand River Township: 21% of residents live below the poverty line, above both Kansas’ towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 152 Kansas towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Grand River Township. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Grand River Township dropped by 63, to 148. The top destinations are Wichita (49%), Goddard (5%) and Waco Township (5%).

1%work in town

	Grand River Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	40 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	21%	9.1%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	0.6%	15%	8%

Where working residents work

In Grand River Township1%

Wichita49%

Goddard5%

Waco Township5%

Andale4%

21 mi

median commute distance

148

jobs based in Grand River Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here148 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Grand River Township Commute times40 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 21 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers: that is Grand River Township’s year

The town’s July high stands at 93°F, above both the Kansas town median (91°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–46°

Spring44–68°

Summer67–91°

Fall46–71°

Oct 29

typical first frost

Apr 11

typical last frost

+1.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 93°, January lows 22°Rain & snow7″ of snow a winter · 33 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Grand River Township is

In Grand River Township, three quarters of adults had a checkup this year. This Kansas town does better than the Kansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. 10% of adults in Grand River Township worry about having enough food; 12% report frequent physical distress.

	Grand River Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	75%	77%	79%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	10%	13%	14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	12%	13%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	23%	26%	25%

32 measures vs. Kansas

6 better25 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Grand River Township	KS
Fewer uninsured adults	7.4%	9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	10.1%	13%
More adults who have had cancer	9.2%	8.1%

Via Christi Hospital Wichita St. Teresa

13.6 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

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Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby13.6 miles to an ER · Via Christi Hospital Wichita St. Teresa How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than KS on 6 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Grand River Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level

36% of Grand River Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 20%. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 59% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Grand River Township households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2016.

41risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Grand River Township Get ready3.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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